Basketball Game Preview: Grace Christian Academy Crusaders vs. Families of Faith Christian Academy Screaming Eagles

vs

Previous Games

01/13/20 - Away	53-17 W
12/03/19 - Home	56-15 W
02/08/19 - Neutral	38-10 W
01/14/19 - Home	50-17 W
11/29/18 - Away	39-13 W
+ 5 more games

Grace Christian Academy is 9-1 against Families of Faith Christian Academy since February of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. Having just played yesterday, the Grace Christian Academy Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the Families of Faith Christian Academy Screaming Eagles at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses for Grace Christian Academy and six for Families of Faith Christian Academy.

Grace Christian Academy is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Beecher on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Grace Christian Academy lost 62-38 to Beecher.

Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Zoey Baldridge, who went 7 for 14 en route to 19 points. Another player making a difference was Abby St. John, who posted eight points and five rebounds.

Even though they lost, Grace Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.4 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 9.4.

Meanwhile, Families of Faith Christian Academy came up short against Calumet Christian on Monday, falling 55-34. While losing is never fun, the Screaming Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 599th in Illinois, while the Patriots are ranked 207th in Indiana).

Grace Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-20. As for Families of Faith Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.

Everything came up roses for Grace Christian Academy against Families of Faith Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in January of 2020, as the team secured a 53-17 win. Will Grace Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Families of Faith Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.